No good choices for new strategy in Afghanistan, by Harlan Ullman

August 1st, 2017

The Trump administration reportedly is in the throes of concocting a “new” strategy for Afghanistan.

No White House wants to lose a war, especially one that has its provenance in 1980 with the decision to arm the Afghan Mujahedeen against the invading Soviet army and in 2001 with the U.S. invasion into Afghanistan to punish al-Qaida for the attacks of Sept. 11. The war is now in its 16th year with no end in sight.

The 2017 edition of the Strategikon Annual Book – The Year of Challenging Choices

It’s not easy to be a leader, but the solution is closer than people may think and it has to do with returning to some good old fashioned traits that shaped leaders in past decades: will power, values and vision. Launched at the Good Governance Summit, The Year of Challenging Choices strives to understand the fault lines in international relations and the relevant actors, as they are and not how they appear to be.